World Finals Results
Staff
France’s Jean Baptiste in Pro Ski, USA’s Dustin Farthing in Pro Runabout and Great Britain’s Lee Stone in Pro Jet Ski Freestyle were the Pro champions crowned during Sunday’s finale of the 29th Annual quakysense International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA) World Finals, presented by Monster Energy and McGraw Insurance.
Featuring 667 entries from 36 States and 37 nations, the quakysense IJSBA World Finals, presented by Monster Energy Drink and McGraw Insurance, IJSBA World Championship titles were presented in a total of 43 closed-course racing classes, three slalom classes as well as Pro Freestyle and Amateur Jet Ski Freestyle. The event started on Oct. 3 and finished Sunday in Lake Havasu City, the only home the prestigious PWC global championship has ever known.
The race site for the 12th consecutive year was at the purpose-built Aqua Stadium on the grounds of the Crazy Horse RV Resort and Campgrounds in the Arizona resort of Lake Havasu City.
Under sunny skies, light breezes, air temperatures hovering around the in the low 90s and moderate wind and challenging choppy water conditions, the final seven 2010 IJSBA World Champions were decided Sunday.
Of the 48 IJSBA World Championships decided at this year’s event, a total of 14 different countries won IJSBA World Championships. Leading the way was the United States with 19, followed by Kuwait (7), Austria, Great Britain and Japan (3 each) and Australia and Thailand (2 each).
In the manufacturer’s battle, Hydrospace won 16 IJSBA World Championships followed by Sea-Doo (15), Kawasaki (12), Yamaha (3), and two custom freestyle PWC manufacturers-Rickter and EME, that each won one title.
In winning his first IJSBA Pro Ski World Championship, Botti won the first 10-lap moto after leading the field of 20 watercraft, falling behind on lap 6 and regaining and holding the leading on lap 8. In the final moto, Botti rode his Hydrospace watercraft consistently, moving from third to second behind moto 2 winner Chris MacClugage who won the bronze medal for the class on a Kawasaki.
With consistent 2-3 moto finishes winning the silver medal in Pro Ski was Austria’s Kevin Reiterer on another Hydrospace.
“It feels very good to win this world championship,” a jubilant Botti, the 2004 IJSBA Expert SkiSS World Champion, said through an interpreter. “It was very difficult conditions for the race. For my friends, for my family, this is very good. I would like to thank my family and friends for this (world championship).”
Completing a dominating race weekend, Farthing, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., rode his Kawasaki watercraft to a trifecta as fast qualifier and winning both 12-lap motos in Pro Runabout over the field of 20 stars of the sport. Riding flawlessly, ‘King D’ captured his 17th career IJSBA World Championship and his second in Pro Runabout.
“I’ve been racing for this all year,” commented Farthing. “We come to the races to win races and we come to races to race. My Kawasaki was just phenomenal. I did everything I could do to win this title. (comparing this win to his 17 world titles) This is probably one of my best ones. My father is the best in the world – I can’t thank him enough for all he does for me.”
Stone, of Chesterfield England, maneuvered his EME custom personal watercraft through a creative two-minute acrobatic routine, earning a title-winning 58.6 score (out of 60.0 possible). The exuberant Stone outdistanced a veteran field of nine freestylists that included Japan’s two-time champion Fumikazu Watanabe who finished second for the second straight year with a score of 55.9.
“I’m shocked, it’s so hard to describe how I feel right now,” said an emotional Stone, the 2005 IJSBA Amateur Freestyle World Champion. “This has been a dream since I started riding. I became an amateur when I was 15 and I won the amateur world title and ever since I’ve been training for this IJSBA Pro World Championship. I’ve been out in Pennsylvania training extremely hard for like four or five weeks. I’ve tried so hard for this year – this has been my everything. To come out here and to do exactly how everything went on the water, it was perfect.”
In addition to the three Pro classes, the other 2010 IJSBA World Champions crowned Sunday were Emi Kanamori, Rowland Heights, Calif. (Japan) (1-1) (Pro-Am Women Ski Limited-Kawasaki), Kylie Ellmers, Melbourne, Australia (1-1) (Pro-Am Women Runabout Limited-Sea-Doo), Markus Lutsokert, Tallium, Estonia (3-1) (Junior Ski 13-15 Stock-Kawasaki) and Deric Kantz, Destin, Fla. (1-1) (Junior Ski 10-12 Stock-Hydrospace).
For the talented Ellmers, it was her fourth consecutive IJSBA Pro-Am Women Runabout Limited World Championship.
It was the second IJSBA Pro-Am Women Skit Limited World Championship in the last three years for Kanamori, whose husband Minoru Kanamori won a title this weekend as well, winning the IJSBA World Championship in the Pro-Am Ski 2-Stroke Lites crown.
The event, which offered free admission to the main stadium area, also featured the colorful Performance Alley Industry Trade Show with over 60 vendors and interactive industry exhibitors participating from around the world.
quakysense is the world’s leader in competition wetsuits and has a display featuring these and a wide variety of accessories in the IJSBA Performance Alley.
Official event sponsors are the Lake Havasu City Convention and Visitors Bureau, quakysense, Riva Motorsports, McGraw Insurance, Blowsion, R&D, Parts Unlimited, Romer Beverage (Budweiser), Monster Energy Drink, Hot Water-The Movie and Voice America’s Power Up Channel.
Alliance Beverages in association with Diageo Spirits returned to the event with a beverage booth that includes free sampling of three cutting edge adult beverages.
Official host hotels for the event were London Bridge Resort, Island Inn and Sands on the Fairway. Supporting sponsor was Days Inn of Lake Havasu City.
Sanctioned under rules of the IJSBA, led by Executive Director Scott Frazier with world headquarters in Half Moon Bay, Calif. and produced in association with Jim Russell’s DSM Events of Lake Havasu City, the quakysense IJSBA World Finals of personal watercraft racing is one of the world's most unique and spectacular sporting championships.
The official website of the quakysense IJSBA World Finals is www.ijsba.com while the official website of the Lake Havasu City Convention and Visitors Bureau is www.golakehavasu.com.
INTERNATIONAL JET SPORTS BOATING ASSOCIATION
29th annual quakysense IJSBA World Finals
Presented by Monster Energy Drink and McGraw Insurance
Oct. 3-10, 2010
Crazy Horse RV Resort and Campgrounds, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
Top finishers from the Pro and Pro-Am classes for the overall World Championships in the 29th quakysense International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA) World Finals, presented by Monster Energy and McGraw Insurance, being held through Sunday on Lake Havasu. With Class, Position, Name, Hometown, Manufacturer (Moto Finishes).
Pro Ski Open (10 laps per moto) – 1. Jean Baptiste Botti, France, Hydrospace (1st-2nd); 2. Kevin Reiterer, Austria, Hydrospace (2-3); 3. Chris MacClugage, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Kawasaki (5-1); 4. Hideyuki Kurahashi, Japan, Hydrospace (3-4); 5. Rob Flores, Las Vegas, Nev., Kawasaki (6-5); 6. Mike Klippenstein, Canada, Hydrospace (4-8); 7. Rick Sherker, Doylestown, Penn., Kawasaki (8-6); 8. Ronny Mangerud, Norway, Yamaha (13-7); 9. Bill Haig, Apex, N.C., Kawasaki (12-12); 10. David Redinger, Yakima, Wash., Kawasaki (11-13); 11. Mizuo Hidaka, Japan, Hydrospace (16-9); 12. Keifer King, Anaheim, Calif., Yamaha (15-10); 13. Chris Lawrence, Los Alamitos, Calif., Hydrospace (14-11); 14. Conrad Cole, Canada, Kawasaki (10-15); 15. Masaharu Tekenoshita, Japan, Hydrospace (9-16); 16. Quinten Bossche, Belgium, Hydrospace (7-19); 17. Trent Brown, New Zealand, Hydrospace (19-14); 18. Simon Gill, England, Kawasaki (18-17); 19. Valentin Dardlillat, France, Hydrospace (17-18); 20. Omar Alrashid, Dubai, Hydrospace (20-22).
Pro Runabout Open (12 laps per moto) – 1. Dustin Farthing, Port St. Lucie, Fla., Kawasaki (1-1); 2. Dustin Charrier, Orlando, Fla., Yamaha (5-4); 3. James Bushell, England, Sea-Doo (3-6); 4. John Hecox, Gothenburg, Neb., Yamaha (7-9); 5. Trey Frame, Charleston, W.V., Yamaha (6-11); 6. Aero Sutan Aswar, Indonesia, Yamaha (15-3); 7. Eric Francis, West Palm Beach, Fla., Kawasaki (10-8); 8. Jared Moore, South Africa, Kawasaki (4-14); 9. Jeremy Schandelmayer, Delray Beach, Fla., Sea-Doo (13-7); 10. Sam Harvey, New Zealand, Sea-Doo (19-2); 11. Erminio Iantasca, Naples, Fla., Kawasaki (11-10); 12. Claude Clayton, Tupelo, Miss., Sea-Doo (8-13); 13. Ken Ritchie, Fullerton, Calif., Sea-Doo (17-5); 14. Hajime Isahai, Japan, Kawasaki (9-15); 15. Nicolas Rius, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Yamaha (2-22); 16. Chris Heindrich, Buena Park, Calif., Sea-Doo (14-12); 17. Nader Binhendi, Dubai, Sea-Doo (12-22); 18. Troy Snyder, Bradenton, Fla., Sea-Doo (16-22); 19. Timothy Neff, Noblesville, Ind., Sea-Doo (18-22); 20. Ricky Trevizo, El Paso, Texas, Sea-Doo (20-22).
Pro Freestyle (60 points possible) – 1. Lee Stone, England, EME custom (58.6); 2. Fumikazu Watanabe, Japan, BUN custom (55.9); 3. Rok Florjancic, Slovenia, Rickter custom (55.71); 4. Hiroshi Watanabe, Japan, Yamaha (55.7); 5. Anthony Burgess, England, Yamaha (54.4); 6. Masaki Wake, Japan, Yamaha (53.2); 7. Derrick Kemnitz, Oakley, Calif., BOB custom (50.3); 8. Jason Stoyer, Hollywood, Fla., Yamaha (48.9); 9. Tom DePooter, Belgium, Yamaha (46.6).
Pro-Am Ski Limited (8 laps per moto) – 1. Kevin Reiterer, Austria, Hydrospace (1-1); 2. Jake Zier, Carmel, Ind., Hydrospace (2-4); 3. Omar Alrashid, Dubai, UAE, Hydrospace (5-2); 4. Trent Brown, New Zealand, Hydrospace (4-3); 5. Anya Colley, England, Hydrospace (3-6); 6. Markus Lutsokert, Estonia, Kawasaki (6-5); 7. Peter Zernik, Sacramento, Calif., Kawasaki (7-7); 8. Mike Hackler, Gardnervillle, Nev., Kawasaki (9-8); 9. Don Bedford, Carlsbad, Calif., Kawasaki (10-9); 10. Joshua Blum, La Crosse, Wisc., Kawasaki (8-15).
Pro-Am Runabout Stock (moto results: six laps, eight laps) – 1. James Bushell, United Kingdom, Sea-Doo (1-2); 2. Chris MacClugage, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Yamaha (3-1); 3. Troy Snyder, Bradenton, Fla., Sea-Doo (2-4); 4. Celio Vinicius, Brazil, Sea-Doo (5-3); 5. Shane Stuart, Australia, Sea-Doo (6-5); 6. Perry Field, United Kingdom, Sea-Doo (7-9); 7. Brad Bohat, Pleasant Prarie, Wisc., Sea-Doo (12-6); 8. Cody Hawkins, Melbourne Fla., Sea-Doo (4-14); 9. Matthew Nolan, Australia, Yamaha (8-12); 10. Guy Greenland, Australia, Sea-Doo (13-10).
Pro-Am Runabout Limited (8 laps per moto) – 1. Khaled Burabee, Kuwait, Yamaha (2-1); 2. Kylie Ellmers, Australia, Sea-Doo (1-2); 3. Dustin Charrier, Orlando, Fla., Yamaha (3-3); 4. Eric Lagopoulos, Sarasota, Fla., Sea-Doo (6-4); 5. Abdullah Alfadhel, Kuwait, Sea-Doo (5-5); 6. Jeremy Perez, France, Sea-Doo (4-8); 7. Rainer Eidner, Serbia, Sea-Doo (7-6); 8. Celio Vinicius, Brazil, Sea-Doo (10-9); 9. Cameron Frame, Charleston, W.V., Yamaha (9-10); 10. Jeremy Schandelmayer, Delray Beach, Fla., Sea-Doo (8-11).
Pro-Am Sport Modified (8 laps per moto) – 1. Tony Martinez, Chino, Calif., Sea-Doo (2-1); 2. Shawn Quenada, Diamond Bar, Calif., Sea-Doo (1-2); 3. Curtis Reinburg, LaPorte, Texas, Sea-Doo (3-3); 4. Joseph Roberts, Lubbock, Texas, Kawasaki (5-4); 5. Alex Wong, San Gabriel, Calif., Sea-Doo (4-6); 6. Charles Sims, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Yamaha (8-5); 7. Ronnie Walker, Tuckerton, N.J., Yamaha (6-7); 8. Justin Laczynski, Bricktown, N.J., Yamaha (7-8); 9. Mark Banks, Redlands, Calif., Yamaha (9-9); 10. Daniel Iannetta, Chino, Calif., Sea-Doo (12-10).
Pro-Am Sport Spec (6 laps per moto) – 1. Tyler Hill, Riverside, Calif., Sea-Doo (9-4); Joseph Roberts, Lubbock, Texas, Kawasaki (6-9); 3. Curtis Reinburg, LaPorte, Texas, Sea-Doo (17-1); 4. Casey Mauldin, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Yamaha (15-3); 5. Craig Woodberry, Mineral, Va., Yamaha (17-2); 6. Jimmy Wilson, Concord, N.C., Kawasaki (15-5); 7. Yousef Al-Abdullarazzo, Kuwait, Sea-Doo (3-20); 8. Ronnie Walker, Tuckerton, N.J., Yamaha (26-7); 9. Andy Runkle, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Yamaha (28-6); 10. Annie Sims, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Yamaha (26-8).
Pro-Am Ski Stock (8 laps per moto) – 1. Kevin Reiterer, Austria, Hydrospace (1-1); 2. Quinten Bossche, Belgium, Hydrospace (2-2); 3. Trent Brown, New Zealand, Hydrospace (3-3); 4. Daniel Martinelli, Argentina, Hydrospace (4-4); 5. Janis Uzars, Latvia, Hydrospace (5-5); 6.Anya Collley, England, Hydrospace (6-10); 7. Gabor Satbo, Hungary, Hydrospace (7-10).
Pro-Am GP Runabout (10 laps per moto) – 1. Nader Binhendi, Dubai, Sea-Doo (1-2); 2. Hajime Isahai, Japan, Kawasaki (2-3); 3. Norito Nakano, Japan, Sea-Doo (3-6); 4. Daniell Wagner, Serbia, Sea-Doo (8-4); 5. Nick Thompson, South Africa, Yamaha (7-5); 6. Sam Harvey, New Zealand, Sea-Doo (12-1); 7. Erminio Iantasca, Naples, Fla., Kawasaki (5-9); 8. Paul Del Rosario, Philippines, Yamaha (4-10); 9. Aero Sutan Aswar, Indonesia, Yamaha (11-7); 10. Deniso Casarini, Brazil, Sea-Doo (10-8).
Pro-Am GP Ski (8 laps per moto) – 1. Mike Klippenstein, Canada, Hydrospace (2-1); 2. Kevin Reiterer, Austria, Hydrospace (1-4); 3. Hideyuki Kurahashi, Japan, Hydrospace (4-2); 4. Ronny Mangerud, Norway, Yamaha (9-5); 5. Jake Barker, Australia, Hydrospace (6-8); 6. Nicolas Rius, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Yamaha (5-9); 7. Rob Flores, Las Vegas, Nev., Kawasaki (13-3); 8. Mizuo Hidaka, Japan, Hydrospace (11-7); 9. Omar Alrashid, Dubai, Hydrospace (3-15); 10. Rick Sherker, Doylestown, Penn., Kawasaki (8-11).
Pro-Am Runabout 800 SS (8 laps per moto) – 1. Brian Baldwin, Denver, N.C., Sea-Doo (1-2); 2. Blaine Spires, Gardnerville, Nev., Sea-Doo (4-1); 3. Eric Lagopoulus, Sarasota, Fla., Sea-Doo (2-3); 4. Khaled Burabee, Kuwait, Yamaha (3-4); 5. Mike Vrabel, Syracuse, N.Y., Sea-Doo (6-5); 6. Kevin Rheeder, Clinton Township, Mich., Kawasaki (5-6); 7. Saud Alsherifi, Kuwait, Hydrospace (7-7); 8. Frank Silva, Ft. Pierce, Fla., Sea-Doo (8-11); 9. Suphadet Thansai, Thailand, Sea-Doo (9-11).
Pro-Am Women Runabout Limited (9 laps per moto) – 1. Kylie Ellmers, Australia, Sea-Doo (1-1); 2. Poloma Noceda, Peru, Yamaha (2-2); 3. Amy Green, Chino Hills, Calif., Yamaha (3-3); 4. Jody Bachelder, Grand Rapids, Mich., Yamaha (4-4); 5. Casey Moore, Melissa, Texas, Yamaha (5-5); 6. Dawna Beresford, Tracy, Calif., Sea-Doo (7-6); 7. Erika Olde, Canada, Sea-Doo (6-7).
Pro-Am Women Ski Limited (8 laps per moto) – 1. Emi Kanamori, Japan, Kawasaki (1-1); 2. Enami Ishikawa, Japan, Kawasaki (2-4); 3. Kylie Ellmers, Australia, Hydrospace (5-6); 4. Lisa Barsby, England, Hydrospace (4-7); 5. Anya Colley, England, Hydrospace (9-3); 6. Pija Sumer, Slovenia, Hydrospace (7-5); 7. Yuki Kurahashi, Belgium, Hydrospace (11-2); 8. Yukiko Kume, Japan, Hydrospace (3-10); 9. Annie Bailey, Canada, Yamaha (6-9); 10. Sophie Perrin, England, Hydrospace (10-8); 11. Beatriz Curtinhal, Portugal, Hydrospace (8-14); 12. Laura Trevizo, El Paso, Texas, Hydrospace (12-14).
Pro-Am Ski 2-Stroke Lites (8 laps per moto) – 1. Minoru Kanamori, Rowland Heights, Calif., Kawasaki (2-1); 2. Quinten Bossche, Belgium, Yamaha (1-4); 3. Ronny Mangerud, Norway, Yamaha (4-2); 4. Larry Hoesh Jr., Dana Point, Calif., Kawasaki (6-3); 5. Stian Schjetlein, Norway, Yamaha (5-5); 6. Riff Del Pardo, Aliso Viejo, Calif., Kawasaki (3-8); 7. Aaron Sanchez, Buena Park, Calif., Kawasaki (8-6); 8. Markus Slettebakken, Norway, Kawasaki (9-7); 9. Michael Prodanovich, Serbia, Polaris (7-9); 10. Coty Duffner, Bucyrus, Ohio, Kawasaki (10-10).
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